Mastering Outball Line Calls - The Only Pickleball Video on Outballs You NEED to Watch

Great video! I never knew about this rule that's based on your angle of view. That really needs to be changed.

While I am a little annoyed by the rule I am very happy that you took the time to make this video and explain it to me!

These are reasonable guidelines. One of the reasons I hate playing with Joola Gen 3 power type of paddles is because they produce so much power that on smashes you truly can't see the ball wiz by when it's like a foot near the line. Which leads to a wrong calls that you have to make due to rules.

I error on the side of calling it in.

Nice Video. But I believe this rule is very poor. The rule should be...."If the ball touches the line it's in"....period! Rules will not stop people from making bad calls. For people who are trying to be fair, let them make the judgment if the ball touched the line. Of course if they are not sure if the ball touched the line, they should consider it in. But the current rule is crazy. A "ball in" should not depend on where you view the ball from. It's just stupid and I think 99% of people would agree.

I agree with @pastorcurtis. Even though the rule states that you must see the gap, the player's and the ref's angle will be slightly different, but the ball is either in or out - it doesn't change it's position just because you see it from a different angle. If the bottom contact point hits outside the line, the ball is out. Especially as the player who is not in position to try and return the ball, we have an obligation to watch carefully and call it correctly. Sure, if I'm in doubt, I won't call it out, but if I see the contact point outside the line, it is wrong for me to not call it out. Even in rec' play, the thinking that "it was close enough" does a disservice to the other team. Try to move into a position where you can see the contact point and try to make accurate calls. It's part of the game.

Good video, if you see it out after the bounces call it out. missed , if you ask your opponents what they saw, you must accept their call. If they saw it out, they should call it out (integrity counts). If they did not see it, the ball call goes in their favor. If you call it in and your partner calls it out, the call goes in favor of your opponents. Correct me if I am wrong.

This is why I always let my partner cross court call out balls they have the best angle. Also on serves I rely on my partner as the ball blocks my view of the line. I also try to help my opponent if I see the ball clearly out but they don’t call it I call it out for them. I’m not perfect at it and it gets harder the faster the balls are hit but I think people know that your trying to be fair goes a long way to help keep the game fun and competitive.

Great video!

I’m 63 yoa. I came up through tennis boom of 70s. Pball will blast tennis outta the stratosphere. But line calls are an issue. Many don’t understand an “honor code” of fair play. I prefer to lose while making fair calls vs win with suspect calls. Thus I give away way too many points. Enough to sway a match on occasion. Pickleball is harder because the ball won’t flatten at impact. There are a couple iPhone apps out there. If I get competitive in this sport , I will get app and ask opponent if agreeable to use ?

Request: video on how to avoid hitting out balls.

if the line is grazed, the finger is raised

One conflict...once a player experiences a close line bounce (actually out) it's no longer "unclear" if it's out or in so it's an easy call ....out. Sorry to say this but this is true. and truth prevails.

People fucken cheat. I got cheated twice while tied 28 up and lost 28 to 30. My wife was filming and we went back and watched and both those balls was clearly out and it wasnt even that close. Cost me my first lost in months.

Terrible advice at 4:15. Those are clearly out. It's not rocket science: if it touches the line, it's in. If you can clearly tell it did not touch the line, it's out. "overshadowing" the line does not make it in (unlike in tennis where the ball compresses).

It's absolutely impossible to be correct all the time. In tennis, with pros, ref and line judges, the technology has shown that there are many mistakes. People need to chill about lines, my view is that if the opponent calls a ball that I saw as mostly out then I take my pill and follow the rule which is to let the opponents call their side. I do my best to only call a ball out when I see a gap and from decent viewing angles and I'm sure I get a few wrong just like anyone. So be it, it's just a game

People constantly calling balls out that are clearly in is taking the fun out of pickleball.

Who calls it?????

The rule sucks. One person on the team can see a space, the other person can't. What happens then?

If you’re not sure, it’s in. Period.